Welcome! This blog offers practical resources for understanding and healing burnout, guilt, betrayal and anxiety.

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Empathy Beyond Blood: How to Keep Caring
Step-By-Step Guide Carly Pollack Step-By-Step Guide Carly Pollack

Empathy Beyond Blood: How to Keep Caring

We talk about "self-care" and "boundaries," but rarely how to keep caring for each other. In this personal entry, I write about and explore empathy as a vital force for connection, examining its forms and offering practical ways to engage deeply without becoming overwhelmed. If you’re a caring, empathetic person, but feel worried that you’re burning out, this one’s for you.

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Surviving the Holidays When You're Grieving
Step-By-Step Guide Carly Pollack Step-By-Step Guide Carly Pollack

Surviving the Holidays When You're Grieving

The holidays are supposed to bring joy and connection. When you’re grieving, they can feel like hollow reminders of what’s missing. Lights, music, gatherings..it can all be too much. But you don’t have to pretend you’re “fine.” Read this trauma-informed guide to help you understand your body, mind, and nervous system, and get easy-to-use tools rooted in somatic therapy, IFS, and EMDR to move through the holidays with care and presence.

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Stop Feeling Guilty When Caring for Mom: A Daughters How-To Guide
Step-By-Step Guide Carly Pollack Step-By-Step Guide Carly Pollack

Stop Feeling Guilty When Caring for Mom: A Daughters How-To Guide

Watching your mom decline due to memory loss can leave daughters feeling consumed by guilt and chronic overwhelm. If you find your over-responsibility driving you to burnout, it’s a sign that the burden is hitting your nervous system. In this post, we explore how IFS, EMDR, and Somatics can help process anticipatory trauma and regain security. Stop battling the guilt alone and find a clear path to resilience. Read on to discover your way forward.

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Healing from Betrayal Trauma with EMDR
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Healing from Betrayal Trauma with EMDR

If you recently discovered an affair and you’re feeling lost, angry, and confused - this one’s for you. The ground beneath you has shattered, and you’ve been transported into a world you never wanted to be in. The discovery of infidelity is brutal, and that sense of impending doom, the foggy memory, and the intense emotional swings are real. Read on for a step-by-step guide to using EMDR for betrayal trauma.

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